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From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Summary sheet detailing the specifications for manufacturing Hypoid Gears, summary number 823.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 92\5\  scan0152
Date  28th September 1937
  
FORM *ED{J. L. Edwards} 641
HYPOID GEARS
SUMMARY NO. 823
GLEASON WORKS ROCHESTER N.Y. U.S.A.
CONCAVE (GEAR TOOTH BEARING)
CONVEX (GEAR TOOTH BEARING)

FOR: ROLLS ROYCE LTD.
COMBINATION: 8x34
GEAR PITCH: 34
GEAR FACE: 1.750"
GEAR CONE DISTANCE: 5.146"
MADE OUT: S. M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Gover
DATE: Sept. 28. 1937
DRIVE PRESSURE ∠: 18° 15'
REVERSE PRESSURE ∠: 24° 15'
SPIRAL ∠: GEAR 33° 36' PINION 44° 57'
OFFSET OF PINION BELOW CENTER: .850"
CHECKED: E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Warner
DATE: Sept. 29. 1937

GENERAL DIMENSIONS
No | ITEM | PINION | GEAR
1 | PART NUMBER
2 | ADDENDUM | .104"
3 | WORKING DEPTH | .489"
4 | WHOLE DEPTH | .552" | .550"
| FACE ANGLE | 18° 16' | 77° 30'
| PITCH ANGLE | 13° 55' | 76° 20'
| ROOT ANGLE | 12° 16' | 71° 23'
| DEDENDUM ANGLE | 4° 57'
| OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 3.497" | 10.049"
| CONE CENTER TO CROWN | 5.297" | 1.115"
| CONE CENTER TO BACK | 5.730" | 2.387"
| NORMAL CHORD. ADDEN * | .330" | .087"
| NORMAL CHORD. THICK * | .419" | .221"
| HAND OF SPIRAL | L | R
| CUTTING METHOD | FIXED SETTING | SPREAD BLADE
| MOUNTING DISTANCE | 5.313" | 2.525"
| SOFT MOUNTING DISTANCE | 5.316"
| DRIVER PINION ROTATION | C.W.

PINION CUTTER SPECIFICATIONS
23 | ROUGH | DIAMETER 9" | PT. WIDTH .090" | I.B.∠ 18° | O.B.∠ 24°
24 | FINISH | 9"** | .130" | (Data in item 83)

CUSTOMER'S ORDER NO:
SALES ORDER NO:
NO. OF PAIRS:
DATE:

GEAR SETTINGS
15" GEAR ROUGHER
26 | MACHINE ROOT ∠ | 71° 23'
27 | MACH. CENTER TO BACK ROUGH | 2.387"
28 | HORIZONTAL | OUT UP | 2.346"
29 | ANGULAR ROUGH | 16° 45'
30 | CUTTER AXIAL ROUGH ADV. | .010"

15" SPIRAL GENERATOR FINISH
31 | MACHINE ROOT ∠ | 71° 23'
32 | MACH. CENTER TO BACK FINISH | 2.610"
33 | HORIZONTAL | OUT UP | 1.849"
34 | VERTICAL | 3.748"
35 | CUTTER AXIAL ∠ POS. ADV. | .211"
38 | 3/10... RATIO CHANGE GEARS NC-75 | DRIVER: 37, STUD DRIVEN: 67 | DRIVER: 47, STUD DRIVEN: 83
40 | TEST ROLL | 30° CRADLE 3/16" WORK

PINION ROUGHING SETTINGS
ROUGHING CUTTER SPECIFICATIONS
57 | DIAMETER 9.500" | PT. WIDTH .060" | I.B.∠ 26° | O.B.∠ 17°
58 | MACHINE ROOT ∠ | 12° 16'
59 | MACHINE. CENTER TO BACK | 5.878"
60 | CUTTER AXIAL ∠ POS. ADV. | .010"

15" SPIRAL BEVEL ROUGHER SETTINGS
61 | HORIZONTAL | OUT | 1.914" WITH
62 | ANGULAR | DOWN | 15° 7' ADV.

15" HYPOID GENERATOR SETTINGS
63 | HORIZONTAL | OUT | 1.464"
64 | VERTICAL | DOWN | 3.389"
65 | OFFSET OF BLANK | 0
66 | CUTTER SPINDLE ∠ | 0
67 | CUTTER COLUMN ∠ | 0

79 | 3/10... RATIO CHANGE GEARS...NC-75 | DRIVER: 55, STUD DRIVEN: 49 | DRIVER: 70, STUD DRIVEN: 63
80 | TEST ROLL | 20°CRADLE 83°9'WORK

PINION FINISHING SETTINGS
BOTTOM | No 16 HYPOID GENERATOR FINISHING | TOP
81 | MACHINE ROOT ∠ | 12° 16' | 12° 16'
82 | MACH. CENTER TO BACK | 5.162" | 5.516"
83 | CUTTER BLADES | #21-17 1/2°-O.B. | #48-25°-I.B.
84 | POINT DIAMETER | 8.380" | 9.460"
85 | OFFSET OF BLANK | .984" | .765"
86 | SLIDING BASE POS. | WITH .150" | WITH .400"
87 | RADIAL | OUT .911" | OUT 2.411"
88 | VERTICAL | DOWN 4.042" | DOWN 2.959"
89 | CRADLE ∠ | UP 0° 1' | DOWN 3° 22'
90 | SWIVEL ∠ | | IN 3° 8'

RATIO CHANGE GEARS (FINISHING)
BOTTOM | DRIVER: 83, STUD DRIVEN: 72 | DRIVER: 89, STUD DRIVEN: 77
TOP | DRIVER: 80, STUD DRIVEN: 69 | DRIVER: 89, STUD DRIVEN: 77

V & H CHECK: GEAR WITH ........ PINION (Table is blank)

TEST ROLL (FINISHING)
20°CRADLE 88°9'WORK | 20°CRADLE 89°20'WORK

NOTES:
* THICKNESS MEASUREMENTS ARE TAKEN AT MIDDLE OF FACE
** SPECIAL 12° BLADE CUTTER IS REQUIRED TO CUT GEAR #1 DUE TO LONG FACE
BACKLASH ALLOWED: .008"-.010"
UNDEVELOPED SETTINGS
NOTE: THIS SUMMARY PROVIDES CUTTER CLEARANCE FOR #408
  
  


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